This book. Wow. This book is hard to review for me. The writing is vastly engaging, but the format is hard for me to grab and stay invested in. That sThis book. Wow. This book is hard to review for me. The writing is vastly engaging, but the format is hard for me to grab and stay invested in. That said, I feel like the structure of this book is well-suited to it's subject.
I'm not versed in Greek history, culture, or mythology. I know there's Zeus and Apollo but I'm just as likely to confuse them with their Roman names and couldn't tell you who is god or goddess of what to save my life. So I'm not exactly the ideal fan for this book going into it. There's a lot of connection between characters that I had to read into and infer since I lacked that background.
King of the Storm doesn't demand you know all the ins and outs of Greek mythology, but I feel like if one has that background, one is going to enjoy this story a lot more.
SO. This book. The structure of this book has several narrative scenes followed by a gap in time, then several scenes, a gap, etc from early young adulthood all the way to 4o or 50 years old. This feels to me a lot more like a collection of events, like a telling of important points in history, rather than a common arcing narrative with a protagonist and an antagonist and a hero's journey. And while any given scene is action or emotionally packed, I really prefer a single arcing narrative. This is definitly a personal concern because everything about this book is otherwise amazing.
The characters are all fascinating, the voice is appropriate, pacing is great-- I really want to endorse this book without reservation, but the structure just got to me so much. It took me forever to finish this book even though I was enjoying it!...more
Go get this book. It releases on the 13th and you want it. If you've ever bought a book on my recommendation before, you NEED this book.
First, I cWow.
Go get this book. It releases on the 13th and you want it. If you've ever bought a book on my recommendation before, you NEED this book.
First, I can't believe I've never read anything by Amelia before. She's made my auto-buy list from the first chapter. This book is THAT good. I'll be grabbing her entire backlist the second I get paid. You should too.
Jack of Thorns has an amazing voice. The characters have secrets. Their secrets have secrets. And that's hard to pull off when at least two of them have visions of the future/past throughout the story. This book is long and it could easily be longer. I didn't want it to end. And the final scene isn't a cliffhanger so much as an OOOOOHHHH SHIT?!?!?! that will leave you DYING for the next installment. I. Love. This. Book.
Lawrence is a heroin addict, a drug addict in general, and the story opens with overdose. Lawrence is not a clean, perfect hero. He's real, he's struggling hard, and he makes a lot of mistakes. By contrast, Quen is a really big questionmark throughout the entire story. He's got a history he's trying his best to repress which leaves a lot more questions than answers-- this book focuses on Lawrence and his situation rather than digging up Quen's past. I can't WAIT for a Quen-focused book.
Quen is ace, possibly by trauma rather than birth, and there's no sex in this book. Nothing explicit at all. Based on the direction the romance goes, I'd say Quen is specifically demisexual. There's definitely going to be more kissing.
There better be more kissing.
You hear me, Amelia?
Dan is an interesting character that I wanted to punch in the face repeatedly. Jack getting tangled up (ha) in Lawrence's life was perfectly played out. I did want to see more reflection on Dan's final situation and hopefully we'll get some of that in book 2.
Lawrence's mom is the best mom ever. I love her. If she's ever threatened I will cut someone. She is an angel and not to be harmed.
This book will leave you with the biggest hangover, FYI. I got sucked into the world and it wouldn't let me go. I was reading while out to dinner with Boyfriend. I HAD TO KNOW. Put this on your TBR. Mark your calendar for the 13th.
I picked up The Slave because it was free for a day, and boy am I glad I did. This is an intense love story, not really what I expected from a slave-fI picked up The Slave because it was free for a day, and boy am I glad I did. This is an intense love story, not really what I expected from a slave-fic. The entire thing happens from Tam's point of view, the writing is beautiful, and I can't wait to pick up the next book in the trilogy.
Be warned, this book doesn't end on a cliffhanger so much as stop in the middle of the climax. It's an awful place to end book one and is probably responsible for some impressive sell-through on book two.
This is an almost forgivable crime considering the roller-coaster of emotion Tam goes through in the meantime. The voice of this story is perfect. It's a touch flowery, but not so much that I was turned away. It suits Tam's character well.
There are three love stories happening in this book. Tam and Kai, Tam and Master, and Master and Kai. The three of them have different dynamics that are tentative at first, developing into stronger displays as the book runs its course. And while I adore Tam, I'm IN LOVE with the Kai/Master struggle. Knowing Kai's book is next just makes me want to buy it more.
The plot of this story is largely internal to Tam: his reactions to Kai and the potential of losing his Master. The story develops slowly, establishing character histories with a kind of regularity that trots along very nicely. External plot develops in the final quarter of the book, which tells me book 2 will be much more action-packed.
If you're at all interested in this story, you may just want to buy all three at once. I'm eagerly awaiting payday. ...more
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